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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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